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Um hey. 43% of Houstonians in the low income neighborhood of 5th Ward are being diagnosed with cancer. Seems like something we should be paying attention to.https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/1219967969519964161 …
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More “Based on cancer rates in Texas, lung and bronchus, esophagus, and larynx cancers were statistically significantly greater than expected,” the report concluded.”https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.click2houston.com/news/local/2019/12/07/cancer-cluster-found-in-fifth-ward-kashmere-gardens/%3foutputType=amp …
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More “Groundwater beneath 110 properties near the Englewood Rail Yard in North Houston are contaminated with creosote, a probable carcinogen according to the Environmental Protection Agency”https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/amp/Houston-leaders-residents-conduct-survey-on-14950204.php …
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More “‘The fact that there has been shockingly little communication between the state and community is astounding,’ said Elena Craft, a toxicologist and senior director of climate and health at the Environmental Defense Fund.”https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texas/story/2019/dec/08/texas-identifies-cluster-cancer-polluted-houston-neighborhood/807292/ …
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Rep. Jackson Lee also tweeted a link to the townhall this past week: https://twitter.com/jacksonleetx18/status/1219802065259638784?s=21 …https://twitter.com/JacksonLeeTX18/status/1219802065259638784 …
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Where’d you find the 43% figure? I couldn’t find it in the article.
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Yeah when the ship channel flooded during Hravey, and then the water stood four feet deep all over the city? Those toxins are still in the ground.
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